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Revista de la Universidad Industrial de Santander. Salud
versión impresa ISSN 0121-0807versión On-line ISSN 2145-8464
Resumen
LONDONO Q, Nataly y CUBIDES, Miguel A. Institutionalized maltreatment to the elderly adult - a systematic review. Rev. Univ. Ind. Santander. Salud [online]. 2021, vol.53, e502. Epub 30-Jul-2021. ISSN 0121-0807. https://doi.org/10.18273/saluduis.53.e:21022.
Introduction:
Elder abuse is increasing and it is identified in different ways.
Objective:
To learn about the panorama of institutionalized elder mistreatment from a systematic literature review, identify causes, types, main characteristics, and diagnostic signs of violence in this population, in institutions which provides health services or housing for them.
Methodology:
Review of international literature in English and Spanish on elder abuse in different institutions in the following data bases: Scielo, Medgraphic biomedical literature, Redalyc, Science direct, Pubmed, Scopus, Dialnet, Base and Redib, under the PRISMA methodology.
Results:
A review of 301 references show the incidence of institutionalized elder abuse, characteristics, and consequences. This permitted a balance of the causes, types, signs, and symptoms of mistreatment that frequently occur.
Conclusion:
Elder abuse is a public and social health problem that has serious consequences on the quality of life of the elderly and represents a challenge for health care.
Palabras clave : Elderly; Abuse; Violence; Health; Asylum; Caregivers; Organizations.